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Drew Goddard wrote for Buffy, Angel and Alias. He now writes for Lost and he wrote the script for Cloverfield.

Personally, while yes, it was funny, I found issue 13 of Buffy to be rather stupid. I feel that the idea that Xander and Dracula are buddies now is lame and unbelievable. Plus, for years, Xander is the one character from that series who doesn’t seem to grow much. Even in moments (like season five’s opener, Buffy Vs Dracula) where he declares out loud that he’s through being everyone’s "butt monkey", he still stays that way, and this was more of the same.

I miss moments like in the season four opener The Freshman, where he showed up to cheer Buffy up and remind her why she’s so awesome, thereby reminding us why he himself is also awesome. In this issue, Dracula felt really out of character to me. I know he was only in one episode of the show, but I’m pretty sure a guy like that would never, ever say the phrase, "Oh balls." Again, it’s amusing, but I just don’t buy it. And while I know there’s going to be the argument that since Xander is friends with Dracula now (eyes rolling), Dracula might’ve picked up some expressions from Xander.

It feels like a cop out excuse to me. No sir, I don’t like it. But, at least the art was much better this time than the previous issue, where it felt like a bunch of time and effort went into the big "surprise" splash page, but the rest of the book looked rushed and thrown together.

To be honest, I feel like you guys don’t say enough about the Buffy comics (nevermind that you seem to be completely ignoring Angel or The Evil Dead miniseries), to make it worth mentioning at all. If it’s just gonna be a two minute blurb every time of "so that came out, it was fun" and you’re not going to actually discuss it in any sort of depth, then why bother?

I’m sorry if this is sounding all too negative. Maybe I’m still a little annoyed with April Fools. In all sincerity, I really do love the show. The discussions about The Boys and Kick Ass were especially entertaining, and I wish there was more of it (getting a little tired of the constant stroking of capes and cowls books, just sayin’).

Nevertheless, I’m always excited when the new podcasts come out and the minis are a fantastic idea and I wish other video shows would follow suit. You guys rock…. except for that Astonishing X-Men spoiler that just HAD to be said for some reason. Thanks a lot!…. Please don’t pull my account.

@johnpavlich – We aren’t reading the Angel book or The Evil Dead book so they’re not going to get any play, unfortunately. We talk about BUFFY when it catches uor fancy (it *was* the Pick of the Week once) but neither Ron nor I are big Buffy fans so we’re not going to be into it was much as other people might be. That’s just the way it is. Most of the books on the show only get 2-3 minutes unles they are the POW or are particularly important.

I think it’s funny that you say we stroke the superhero books too much. The number one complaint about the video show is that we don’t spend enough time on superheroes.

Heh, that IS funny, considering I personally like the video show specifically for that reason. I guess you really can’t please everyone all the time. No worries. If you guys aren’t reading certain books, or aren’t that invested in certain stories and characters, I understand. As I’m sure you know, there are a TON of books that come out each week, and you can’t be expected to give a damn about all of them.

"It *was* the Pick of the Week once".

Yeah, once! But hey, I’ll take what I can get.

It is a shame that you’re not at least flipping through the Evil Dead books, because the art by John Bolton is simply stunning. But, to each their own.

For what it’s worth, I’m definitely a die-hard Buffy fan, and I appreciate hearing you guys’ perspective on the comics, precisely because you’re not the kind of fans who have the songs from the musical episode memorized and can list the titles of the episodes that Drew Goddard wrote off the top of your heads. (Even if I did just have a moment of panic when I thought I’d forgotten one of them). The fact that the story/humor/characters work for people who aren’t fanatical about the source material is, to me, a sign that it’s well-executed.

And now I seem to be making an anti-continuity argument, even though I’m somebody who’s generally pro-continuity. Hmm.